ASHG News

ASHG extends sincere congratulations to its new 2021 board members and officers who began their terms on January 1.  The membership elected Charles Rotimi, PhD, National Institutes of Health as president-elect. The other new members of the Board of Directors are Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui, PhD, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital; Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML, University of Pennsylvania; and Ebony Shah-Williams, MS,... Read More

The Society seeks to engage professionals in all stages of career development. To support the career focuses of our members, the Career Development Committee (CDC) will recommend and carry out activities related to the training and career development of ASHG members, as approved by the Board, and with an initial focus on career needs during... Read More

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)’s mission is to provide global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives. The third largest institute at... Read More

By ASHG President Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD As we move further into 2021 after an extremely challenging year, I want to use my first column as president to focus on reasons for optimism, the demonstrable impact of our field’s research agenda, and the value of our community. To be sure, we continue to mourn and... Read More

The Government and Public Advocacy Committee (GPAC) met in 2020 to create its action plan. The resulting plan enables the Society to consistently convey the benefits of genetics and genomics research to policymakers and other influencers, and conveys the need for policies supportive of research and the appropriate use of genetics and genomics knowledge. The... Read More